Mining Law Natural Resources Law
Chris G. Baldwin
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Chris advises on acquisitions and dispositions of mines and mining companies, project development and mine operations throughout Canada and the world. He has assisted in the structuring and negotiation of hundreds of transactions, including farm-ins and joint ventures, corporate acquisitions and mergers and royalty sales. He has extensive experience with all legal aspects of the development, construction and financing of mines (including diamonds, coal and uranium), royalties, marketing contracts, ore sales contracts, impact benefit agreements with Indigenous Peoples and environmental and regulatory matters. Chris has experience with tendering for mineral concessions and negotiating mining contracts with sovereign governments. His practice also includes acting as an expert witness in mining-related litigation.
Overview
Vancouver, British Columbia
- English
- British Columbia, 1977
- Northwest Territories, 1994
- Nunavut, 1999
- BC and Yukon Chamber of Mines - Member
- Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Mining Law Advisory Board - Member
Vancouver, British Columbia
- English
- British Columbia, 1977
- Northwest Territories, 1994
- Nunavut, 1999
- BC and Yukon Chamber of Mines - Member
- Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Mining Law Advisory Board - Member
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Mining Law, Vancouver, Canada (2013)
- Natural Resources Law, Vancouver, Canada (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2026 for work in:
- Mining Law
- Natural Resources Law
Awards:
- Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada: Mining Law
- Chambers Global: Mining - International & Cross-Border
- Chambers Canada: Energy & Natural Resources - Mining, and Mining: Development and Operations
- Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada 2018: Mining Law, and Corporate Law
- Martindale-Hubbell International Law Directory: BV Peer Review rated
News & Media
Additional Information
- Experience
In 2010, represented the buyer of a gold project in Mexico and the sellers of a nickel project in Indonesia, a gold and silver mine in Mexico and a gold mine in Chile and joint ventures and/or project development in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Peru and Serbia and provided three expert witness opinions for litigation purposes
- Represented a Consortium of Korean companies on a strategic investment in a copper mine in Mexico
- Represented the seller of a portfolio of royalties on mineral properties in Spain, Tasmania, Australia, the United States and Canada
- Represented the seller of a royalty on a Mexican silver mine
- Represented the seller of royalties on oil and gas and mining properties to a corporation to provide the basis for the largest IPO in the mining sector in Canada in 2007 and the largest mining-sector IPO in North American history
- Represented a U.S. corporation in a successful takeover of a Canadian public gold mining company
- Continued representation of the operator of a diamond mine in the Northwest Territories in the Canadian Arctic
- Continued representation of a company developing a gold mine in Nunavut in the Eastern Arctic
- Continued representation of a company developing two copper mines in the Yukon
- Represented a Canadian company in the negotiation of private royalties on a mine in Colombia
- Represented the seller of a silver mine under development in Peru
Represented the purchaser of a nickel mine under development in Russia
Represented the developer of a nickel mine in Brazil in connection with the negotiation of an engineering, procurement and construction management contract
Continued representation of the operator of a coal mine in British Columbia
Represented the seller of a past-producing molybdenum mine in British Columbia
Represented the seller of a copper/gold mine under development in British Columbia
Represented the seller of potash assets in Canada to a large Brazilian purchaser
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